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Criminal Justice-Compliance (M.S.)

To comply with new corporate integrity laws, many organizations now have Compliance Programs to ensure that all employees are following applicable law, rules and regulations. Compliance Specialists enforce policies and procedures through employee education, monitoring and audits, and when necessary, internal investigations and cooperative activities with law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies. Laws passed since 2002 back up these compliance obligations with civil and criminal penalties. This Program, all online/distance learning-enabled, is at the crossroads of this growing career field, which combines criminal enforcement with self regulation, and prepares students to work in management positions in law enforcement, corporate and government compliance programs, and regulatory agencies with compliance oversight jurisdiction.